1
as in to disseminate
to cause to be known over a considerable area or by many people
circulate the plans for the new stadium around town to get people's reaction
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2
as in to rumor
to make (as a piece of information) the subject of common talk without any authority or confirmation of accuracy
circulated a rumor that someone was about to be fired
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as in to spread
to become known
the prince denies the story about an extramarital affair that's been circulating in the tabloids
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Recent Examples of circulate
Photos and videos circulating across social media show the trio posing and cutting a luxurious cake, smiling from ear to ear.
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Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Footage widely circulated showed the two hecklers escorted away by security.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Similar alarms are ringing for ocean currents, where freshwater ice melt is slowing down a major marine highway that circulates heat, known as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC.
—Alexandra A Phillips, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2025
Once the washing is done, the drying system circulates warm air – 110 °F (43 °C) – through carpet fibers, drying up to 400 sq ft of carpet in around two hours.
—New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2025
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Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Footage widely circulated showed the two hecklers escorted away by security.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Similar alarms are ringing for ocean currents, where freshwater ice melt is slowing down a major marine highway that circulates heat, known as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC.
—Alexandra A Phillips, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2025
Once the washing is done, the drying system circulates warm air – 110 °F (43 °C) – through carpet fibers, drying up to 400 sq ft of carpet in around two hours.
—New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for circulate
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The first is the Institut National de l’Audiovisuel (INA), the country’s vast audiovisual archive, which has uploaded thousands of hours of content ranging from classic television to historic interviews, disseminated across some 50 thematic channels.—
Lise Pedersen,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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He’s been highly regarded inside the organization for his ability to relate to players, effectively communicate expectations and disseminate analytical data in digestible ways.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Keaton and Allen notably collaborated on several projects throughout the ‘70s, including Love and Death, Play It Again, Sam and Annie Hall, which earned Keaton a Best Actress at the Oscars — and which was long rumored to be inspired by their relationship.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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Nicolas Cage was rumored to be interested in playing Charlie and his fictitious twin, Donald.—
Susan Orlean,
New Yorker,
11 Oct. 2025
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It is spread through close contact with an infected person, such as through respiratory droplets from coughing or sneezing.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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If that awareness spreads to other highly tariffed sectors, from furniture to heavy machinery, this administration may unintentionally succeed in unlocking widespread adoption of circularity that has eluded its backers for decades.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
17 Oct. 2025
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In fact, the study of wave-like phenomena can be traced back to early experiments done in the 1600s with water waves by pioneers like Christiaan Huygens, who understood that all waves could be treated as superpositions of many circular waves, propagating outward, all together.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
8 Oct. 2025
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The idea propagated by Saturday Night Live skits and sitcom one-liners that Lilith Fair was a misandrist showcase for joyless, hormonal angst was totally alien to accounts of what being there actually felt like.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
30 Sep. 2025
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Continue reading … DIGITAL'S NEWS QUIZ – What did Rubio whisper to Trump?—
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FOXNews.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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There were whispered mentions of prison, alcoholism, domestic abuse.—
Rachel Linden,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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While pricing hasn’t been revealed, the company plans to release it later this year in partnership with Asus, Boxx, Dell, HP, and Supermicro.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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In the film, Zenovich attempts to bring viewers into Chase’s inner world through interviews with his family, friends and co-stars, revealing what is beneath the surface of his bravado.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Circulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circulate. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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